Table 1 Participant baseline frailty characteristics
| Ā | Robust | Pre-frailty | Frailty | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, n (%) | |||||
Ā Ā 60ā75 | 955 (11.1) | 145 (1.7) | 918 (10.6) | ā<ā0.001 | |
Ā Ā 76ā85 | 682 (7.9) | 464 (5.4) | 1193 (13.8) | Ā | |
Ā Ā 86ā94 | 294 (3.4) | 852 (9.9) | 1074 (12.4) | Ā | |
Ā Ā 95ā114 | 89 (1.0) | 1341 (15.5) | 635 (7.3) | Ā | |
Sex, n (%) | |||||
Ā Ā Male | 1219 (14.1) | 865 (10.0) | 1821 (21.1) | ā<ā0.001 | |
Ā Ā Female | 801 (9.3) | 1937 (22.4) | 1999 (23.1) | Ā | |
Residence, n (%) | |||||
Ā Ā City | 349 (4.0) | 526 (6.1) | 568 (6.6) | 0.001 | |
Ā Ā Town | 642 (7.4) | 839 (9.7) | 1203 (13.9) | Ā | |
Ā Ā Rural | 1029 (11.9) | 1437 (16.6) | 2049 (23.7) | Ā | |
Education level, n (%) | |||||
Ā Ā Illiterate | 748 (8.7) | 2074 (24.0) | 2218 (25.7) | ā<ā0.001 | |
Ā Ā Primary | 871 (10.1) | 552 (6.4) | 1209 (14.0) | Ā | |
Ā Ā Middle | 351 (4.1) | 129 (1.5) | 340 (3.9) | Ā | |
Ā Ā Higher | 48 (0.6) | 37 (0.4) | 48 (0.6) | Ā | |
Marital status, n (%) | |||||
Ā Ā Single | 27 (0.3) | 18 (0.2) | 42 (0.5) | ā<ā0.001 | |
Ā Ā Married | 1234 (14.3) | 552 (6.4) | 1548 (18.0) | Ā | |
Ā Ā Divorced or widowed | 753 (8.7) | 2220 (25.8) | 2219 (25.8) | Ā | |
Economic status, n (%) | |||||
Ā Ā Poor | 147 (1.7) | 568 (6.6) | 608 (7.1) | ā<ā0.001 | |
Ā Ā Rich | 497 (5.8) | 387 (4.5) | 619 (7.2) | Ā | |
Ā Ā Middle | 1369 (16.0) | 1794 (21.0) | 2572 (30.0) | Ā | |
Total 8642 | 2020 (23.4) | 2802 (32.4) | 3820 (44.2) | Ā | |